Geohydrologic evaluation of a landfill in a coastal area, St Petersburg, Florida

Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-78

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Abstract

The 250-acre Toytown landfill site is in a poorly-drained area in coastal Pinellas County, Florida. Average altitude of land surface at the landfill is less than 10 feet. About 1000 tons of solid waste and about 200,000 gallons of digested sewage sludge are disposed of daily at the landfill. The velocity of ground-water flow through the 23-foot thick surficial aquifer northeast from the landfill toward Old Tampa Bay probably ranges from 1 to 10 feet per year, and downward velocity through the confining bed is about 0.00074 foot per day. The horizontal and vertical flow velocities indicate that leachate moves slowly downgradient, and that leachate has not yet seeped through the confining bed after 12 years of landfill operation. Untreated surface run-off from the site averages about 15 inches per year, and ground-water outflow averages about 3.3 inches per year. The Floridan aquifer is used as a limited source of water for domestic supply in this area. (Woodard-USGS)

Additional Publication Details

Publication type:

Report

Publication Subtype:

USGS Numbered Series

Title:

Geohydrologic evaluation of a landfill in a coastal area, St Petersburg, Florida

Series title:

Water-Resources Investigations Report

Series number:

77-78

Edition:

-

Year Published:

1978

Language:

ENGLISH

Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division,

Description:

vi, 40 p. :ill., maps ;26 cm.

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